Russia Beyond the Headlines unveils your most complete guide to the Year of Russian Culture in the UK

Feb 20 2014

RBTH

RBTH, the official media partner of the Year of Culture, prepares to cover the year-long festival with exclusive content and a new section dedicated to cultural exchange between Russia and Britain.

Russia
Beyond the Headlines (RBTH) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the
status of official media partner for the UK-Russia Year of Culture. RBTH will
be providing extensive coverage of events connected with the initiative across
a wide range of platforms, developed during six years of work in collaboration
with The Telegraph.

To
mark the beginning of the year, RBTH is also releasing The Kompass, the most complete guide to the UK-Russia Year of Culture in the UK. The
Kompass is a section within the UK version of the RBTH website that specialises
in culture and entertainment.

It is dedicated to our most active and
adventurous readers, who will find news, event reviews, multimedia content and
features aimed at introducing the British public to Russian culture and to its
connections with Britain, along with opinion pieces by high-profile British and
Russian personalities.

The Kompass will also feature a variety of interactive
features to help readers navigate the calendar of the Year of Culture,
including a user-based rating system, online ticket purchase and events
notification services.

Ilaria
Parogni, editor of The Kompass, said: “The calendar of events planned for the
UK is variegated and incredibly extensive. The team of The Kompass will make
sure our readers make the most of it, while also learning something new along
the way.” The official launch of the new platform will take place during a
meeting with the press dedicated to the Year of Culture, hosted by the Russian
embassy in London in collaboration with Russia Beyond the Headlines.

The
UK-Russia Year of Culture is a joint initiative by the British Council and the
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Throughout 2014, British and Russian
cultural heritages will be celebrated in a series of events, showcases and
projects taking place in Russia and the United Kingdom. The Year of Culture
aims to foster cultural exchanges between the two countries.

Russia Beyond the Headlines, the
international media project of Rossiyskaya Gazeta, maintains 18 websites in 16
languages and publishes monthly supplements about Russia in 27
newspapers in 21 countries. RBTH’s total audience is 35.5 million.

RBTH’s
online resources also include mobile versions of its website, an iPad app
available in English and German, digital magazines, a number of special
sections on various topics, and the analytical media outlet Russia Direct.